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92_HB5780
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1 AN ACT in relation to schools.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
5 Section 3-14.20 as follows:
6 (105 ILCS 5/3-14.20) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-14.20)
7 Sec. 3-14.20. Building plans and specifications. To
8 inspect the building plans and specifications, including but
9 not limited to plans and specifications for the heating,
10 ventilating, lighting, seating, water supply, toilets and
11 safety against fire of public school rooms and buildings
12 submitted to him by school boards, and to approve all those
13 which comply substantially with the building code authorized
14 in Section 2-3.12. If local fire, building, and plumbing
15 inspectors in the municipality, fire district, or county in
16 which the school is being constructed or altered request a
17 review of the plans and specifications or if the regional
18 superintendent of schools requests that these local
19 inspectors review the plans and specifications, then the
20 school board shall submit a copy of the plans and
21 specifications to the local inspectors. The local inspectors
22 or, on behalf of the local inspectors, a certified plan
23 reviewer and certified inspector shall comment on the plans
24 and specifications based on the building code authorized in
25 Section 2-3.12 and respond to the regional superintendent of
26 schools in a timely manner as determined by administrative
27 rule. "Certified plan reviewer" and "certified inspector"
28 mean an individual who has been certified as such by a
29 national model code organization or equivalent agency
30 approved by the Capital Development Board. The local
31 inspectors, a certified inspector, or a licensed plumber, as
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1 determined by the local inspectors, may also periodically
2 inspect the actual school construction or alteration and
3 respond with comments to the regional superintendent of
4 schools in a timely manner as determined by administrative
5 rule. If the such plans and specifications are not approved
6 or denied approval by the regional superintendent of schools
7 within 3 months after the date on which they are submitted to
8 him or her, the school board may submit such plans and
9 specifications directly to the State Superintendent of
10 Education for approval or denial.
11 (Source: P.A. 86-1312; 87-984.)